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You now have exactly seven more hours to see Monet at the Kimbell than you did before, due to demand

A special event will allow visitors into the exhibition until midnight.

A museum-goer views "The Japanese Bridge" paintings by Claude Monet as part of the Monet: The Late Years exhibit is seen at Kimbell Art Museum on Friday, June 14, 2019 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Ryan Michalesko/The Dallas Morning News)(Ryan Michalesko / Staff Photographer)

The scheduling overlords at the Kimbell Art Museum have decreed: "Monet: The Late Years" will stay open until midnight on Sept. 14, seven hours later than it was originally set to close that night. That's not much of an extension for a three-month show, but, hey sometimes, folks really do need every last minute they can get to take in the work of a master.

A 17th-century King Louis XIII giltwood frame was recently acquired by the Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth as the aesthetic partner of the "Weeping Willow" painting by Claude Monet. It is on exhibit, Wednesday, July 31, 2019. (Tom Fox/The Dallas Morning News)(Tom Fox / Staff Photographer)

On the evening of the event, which the Kimbell has dubbed "Monet Till Midnight," the museum's Renzo Piano Pavilion will stay open until the clock strikes 12. Refreshments will be on hand along with a classical guitarist who'll provide some accompaniment.

Featuring more than 50 paintings, the show follows Monet's work from 1913 up until his death 13 years later, during which time his style became increasingly abstract. A decent chunk of the artwork comes from the Musée Marmottan Monet in Paris, where the paintings Monet left to his son Michel now reside. Some of the works are on view for the first time in the U.S. Among them are more than 20 of the water-lily paintings that remain cherished by art snobs and amateurs alike.